Udall, Nicholas · published 1568 · first performed or written 1554 [c.1550-1557] (Annals) biblical play unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
Why then I perceive poor Ragau shall have none. Well, much good do it you with your pottage of Rice: I would fast and fare ill, ere I eat of that price. Would I sell my birthright being an eldest son? Forsooth then were it a fair thread that I had spun. And then to let it go for a mess of pottage, What is that, but both unthriftiness and dotage? Alack, alack, good blessed father Isaac, That ever son of thine, should play such a lewd knack. And yet I do not think but God this thing hath wrought, For Iacob is as good as Esau is nought. But forth cometh Mido, as fast as he can trot: For a cycle, whether to call me in or not? HA, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, Now who saw ere such another as Esau? By my truth I will not lie to thee Ragau, Since I was borne, I never see any man So greedily eat rice out of a pot or pan. He would not have a dish, but take the pot and sup. Ye never saw hungry dog so slab pottage up. Why how did he sup it? I pray thee tell me how? marry even thus, as thou shalt see me do now. Oh I thank you Iacob: with all my heart Iacob. Gently done Iacob: A friendly part Iacob. I can sup so Iacob. Yea then will I sup too Iacob. Here is good meat Iacob. As ere was eat Iacob. As ere I saw Iacob. Esau a daw Iacob. Sweet rice pottage Iacob. By Esau's dotage Iacob. joily good cheer Iacob. But bought full dear Iacob. I was hungry Iacob. I was an unthrift Iacob. Ye will none now Iacob. I can not for you Iacob. I will eat all Iacob. The devil go withal Iacob. Thou art a good son Iacob. And would he never have done Iacob? No, but still cogeld in like Jack daw that cries ka kob. That to be killed I could not laughing forbear: And therefore I came out, I durst not abide there. Is there any pottage left for me that thou wot? No. I left Esau about to lick the pot. Lick quod thou? now a shame take him that can all lick. The pot shall need no washing, he will it so lick. And by this he is sitting down to bread and drink. And shall I have no part with him, dost thou think? No, for he prayed Iacob ere he did begin, To shut the tent fast that no more gests come in. And made he no mention of me his servant? He said thou were a knave, and had thee hence, avant. Go shift where thou couldst, thou gottest nothing there. God yield you Esau, with all my stomacher. I must in again, lest perhaps I be shent, For I asked nobody licence when I went.
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Why then I perceyue poore Ragau ſhall haue none. Well, much good do it you with your potage of Rice: I woulde faſt and fare yll, ere I eate of that price. Woulde I ſell my birthright beyng an eldeſt ſonne? Forſoth then were it a faire thréede that I had ſponne. And then to lette it goe for a meaſe of pottage, What is that, but bothe vnthriftineſſe and dotage? Alack, alack, good bleſſed father Iſaac, That euer ſonne of thine, ſhoulde play ſuch a leude knacke. And yet I doe not thinke but God this thyng hath wrought, For Iacob is as good as Eſau is nought. But foorth commeth Mido, as faſt as he can trot: For a cicle, whether to call me in or not? HA, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, Nowe who ſawe ere ſuche an other as Eſau? By my truthe I will not lie to thee Ragau, Since I was borne, I neuer ſee any man So gréedily eate rice out of a potte or pan. He woulde not haue a diſhe, but take the pot and ſup. Ye neuer ſawe hungry dogge ſo ſlabbe potage vp. Why howe did he ſuppe it? I pray thée tel me how? Mary euen thus, as thou ſhalte ſée me doo now. Oh I thanke you Iacob: with all my hart Iacob. Gently done Iacob: A frendely parte Iacob. I can ſuppe ſo Iacob. Yea than wyll I ſuppe too Iacob. Here is good meate Iacob. As ere was eate Iacob. As ere I ſawe Iacob. Eſau a dawe Iacob. Swete rice pottage Iacob. By Eſaus dotage Iacob. Ioily good chéere Iacob. But bought full déere Iacob. I was hungry Iacob. I was an vnthrift Iacob. Ye will none nowe Iacob. I can not for you Iacob. I will eate all Iacob. The deuyll go withall Iacob. Thou art a good ſonne Iacob. And would he neuer haue done Iacob? No, but ſtyll cogeld in like Iacke daw that cries ka kob. That to be kylde I coulde not laughyng forbeare: And therfore I came out, I durſt not abide there. Is there any pottage lefte for me that thou wotte? No. I left Eſau about to licke the potte. Lick quod thou? now a ſhame take him that can all lick. The potte ſhall nede no waſhing, he will it ſo licke. And by this he is ſitting downe to bread and drinke. And ſhal I haue no part with hym, doſte thou thinke? No, for he praide Iacob ere he did begin, To ſhutte the tent faſt that no mo geſtes come in. And made he no mention of me his ſeruant? He ſayd thou were a knaue, and had thée hence, auant. Go ſhift where thou couldeſt, thou gotteſt nothing there. God yelde you Eſau, with all my ſtomachere. I muſt in againe, leſt perhaps I be ſhent, For I aſked no body licence when I went.